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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 61. <br></br> Medical decisions at the initial adjudicative level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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</thead>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      53,994</td>
<td class="r data">      20,690</td>
<td class="r data">    38.3</td>
<td class="r data">      27,482</td>
<td class="r data">      12,702</td>
<td class="r data">    46.2</td>
<td class="r data">      26,512</td>
<td class="r data">       7,988</td>
<td class="r data">    30.1</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      63,682</td>
<td class="r data">      24,865</td>
<td class="r data">    39.0</td>
<td class="r data">      32,981</td>
<td class="r data">      15,195</td>
<td class="r data">    46.1</td>
<td class="r data">      30,701</td>
<td class="r data">       9,670</td>
<td class="r data">    31.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      67,247</td>
<td class="r data">      24,806</td>
<td class="r data">    36.9</td>
<td class="r data">      35,069</td>
<td class="r data">      15,563</td>
<td class="r data">    44.4</td>
<td class="r data">      32,178</td>
<td class="r data">       9,243</td>
<td class="r data">    28.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      66,917</td>
<td class="r data">      23,326</td>
<td class="r data">    34.9</td>
<td class="r data">      34,779</td>
<td class="r data">      14,650</td>
<td class="r data">    42.1</td>
<td class="r data">      32,138</td>
<td class="r data">       8,676</td>
<td class="r data">    27.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      66,119</td>
<td class="r data">      22,271</td>
<td class="r data">    33.7</td>
<td class="r data">      34,419</td>
<td class="r data">      14,082</td>
<td class="r data">    40.9</td>
<td class="r data">      31,700</td>
<td class="r data">       8,189</td>
<td class="r data">    25.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      64,576</td>
<td class="r data">      20,710</td>
<td class="r data">    32.1</td>
<td class="r data">      34,328</td>
<td class="r data">      13,278</td>
<td class="r data">    38.7</td>
<td class="r data">      30,248</td>
<td class="r data">       7,432</td>
<td class="r data">    24.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      60,937</td>
<td class="r data">      18,805</td>
<td class="r data">    30.9</td>
<td class="r data">      33,325</td>
<td class="r data">      12,420</td>
<td class="r data">    37.3</td>
<td class="r data">      27,612</td>
<td class="r data">       6,385</td>
<td class="r data">    23.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      55,806</td>
<td class="r data">      17,157</td>
<td class="r data">    30.7</td>
<td class="r data">      31,084</td>
<td class="r data">      11,325</td>
<td class="r data">    36.4</td>
<td class="r data">      24,722</td>
<td class="r data">       5,832</td>
<td class="r data">    23.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      51,564</td>
<td class="r data">      15,903</td>
<td class="r data">    30.8</td>
<td class="r data">      29,078</td>
<td class="r data">      10,624</td>
<td class="r data">    36.5</td>
<td class="r data">      22,486</td>
<td class="r data">       5,279</td>
<td class="r data">    23.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      45,382</td>
<td class="r data">      13,897</td>
<td class="r data">    30.6</td>
<td class="r data">      25,281</td>
<td class="r data">       9,099</td>
<td class="r data">    36.0</td>
<td class="r data">      20,101</td>
<td class="r data">       4,798</td>
<td class="r data">    23.9</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      50,921</td>
<td class="r data">      18,922</td>
<td class="r data">    37.2</td>
<td class="r data">      25,485</td>
<td class="r data">      11,227</td>
<td class="r data">    44.1</td>
<td class="r data">      25,436</td>
<td class="r data">       7,695</td>
<td class="r data">    30.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      60,288</td>
<td class="r data">      22,988</td>
<td class="r data">    38.1</td>
<td class="r data">      30,845</td>
<td class="r data">      13,678</td>
<td class="r data">    44.3</td>
<td class="r data">      29,443</td>
<td class="r data">       9,310</td>
<td class="r data">    31.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      63,721</td>
<td class="r data">      22,871</td>
<td class="r data">    35.9</td>
<td class="r data">      32,842</td>
<td class="r data">      13,971</td>
<td class="r data">    42.5</td>
<td class="r data">      30,879</td>
<td class="r data">       8,900</td>
<td class="r data">    28.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      63,467</td>
<td class="r data">      21,422</td>
<td class="r data">    33.8</td>
<td class="r data">      32,523</td>
<td class="r data">      13,047</td>
<td class="r data">    40.1</td>
<td class="r data">      30,944</td>
<td class="r data">       8,375</td>
<td class="r data">    27.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      62,486</td>
<td class="r data">      20,201</td>
<td class="r data">    32.3</td>
<td class="r data">      32,037</td>
<td class="r data">      12,330</td>
<td class="r data">    38.5</td>
<td class="r data">      30,449</td>
<td class="r data">       7,871</td>
<td class="r data">    25.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      60,903</td>
<td class="r data">      18,686</td>
<td class="r data">    30.7</td>
<td class="r data">      31,902</td>
<td class="r data">      11,527</td>
<td class="r data">    36.1</td>
<td class="r data">      29,001</td>
<td class="r data">       7,159</td>
<td class="r data">    24.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      57,504</td>
<td class="r data">      16,910</td>
<td class="r data">    29.4</td>
<td class="r data">      31,027</td>
<td class="r data">      10,753</td>
<td class="r data">    34.7</td>
<td class="r data">      26,477</td>
<td class="r data">       6,157</td>
<td class="r data">    23.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      52,588</td>
<td class="r data">      15,280</td>
<td class="r data">    29.1</td>
<td class="r data">      28,864</td>
<td class="r data">       9,694</td>
<td class="r data">    33.6</td>
<td class="r data">      23,724</td>
<td class="r data">       5,586</td>
<td class="r data">    23.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      48,744</td>
<td class="r data">      14,259</td>
<td class="r data">    29.3</td>
<td class="r data">      27,142</td>
<td class="r data">       9,181</td>
<td class="r data">    33.8</td>
<td class="r data">      21,602</td>
<td class="r data">       5,078</td>
<td class="r data">    23.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      42,837</td>
<td class="r data">      12,439</td>
<td class="r data">    29.0</td>
<td class="r data">      23,537</td>
<td class="r data">       7,809</td>
<td class="r data">    33.2</td>
<td class="r data">      19,300</td>
<td class="r data">       4,630</td>
<td class="r data">    24.0</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       2,862</td>
<td class="r data">       1,667</td>
<td class="r data">    58.2</td>
<td class="r data">       1,841</td>
<td class="r data">       1,384</td>
<td class="r data">    75.2</td>
<td class="r data">       1,021</td>
<td class="r data">         283</td>
<td class="r data">    27.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       3,112</td>
<td class="r data">       1,747</td>
<td class="r data">    56.1</td>
<td class="r data">       1,922</td>
<td class="r data">       1,397</td>
<td class="r data">    72.7</td>
<td class="r data">       1,190</td>
<td class="r data">         350</td>
<td class="r data">    29.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       3,278</td>
<td class="r data">       1,802</td>
<td class="r data">    55.0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,049</td>
<td class="r data">       1,469</td>
<td class="r data">    71.7</td>
<td class="r data">       1,229</td>
<td class="r data">         333</td>
<td class="r data">    27.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       3,136</td>
<td class="r data">       1,728</td>
<td class="r data">    55.1</td>
<td class="r data">       2,009</td>
<td class="r data">       1,434</td>
<td class="r data">    71.4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,127</td>
<td class="r data">         294</td>
<td class="r data">    26.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       3,216</td>
<td class="r data">       1,782</td>
<td class="r data">    55.4</td>
<td class="r data">       2,030</td>
<td class="r data">       1,475</td>
<td class="r data">    72.7</td>
<td class="r data">       1,186</td>
<td class="r data">         307</td>
<td class="r data">    25.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       3,251</td>
<td class="r data">       1,738</td>
<td class="r data">    53.5</td>
<td class="r data">       2,056</td>
<td class="r data">       1,471</td>
<td class="r data">    71.5</td>
<td class="r data">       1,195</td>
<td class="r data">         267</td>
<td class="r data">    22.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       3,035</td>
<td class="r data">       1,612</td>
<td class="r data">    53.1</td>
<td class="r data">       1,954</td>
<td class="r data">       1,390</td>
<td class="r data">    71.1</td>
<td class="r data">       1,081</td>
<td class="r data">         222</td>
<td class="r data">    20.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       2,807</td>
<td class="r data">       1,580</td>
<td class="r data">    56.3</td>
<td class="r data">       1,858</td>
<td class="r data">       1,341</td>
<td class="r data">    72.2</td>
<td class="r data">         949</td>
<td class="r data">         239</td>
<td class="r data">    25.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       2,504</td>
<td class="r data">       1,419</td>
<td class="r data">    56.7</td>
<td class="r data">       1,678</td>
<td class="r data">       1,230</td>
<td class="r data">    73.3</td>
<td class="r data">         826</td>
<td class="r data">         189</td>
<td class="r data">    22.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       2,208</td>
<td class="r data">       1,222</td>
<td class="r data">    55.3</td>
<td class="r data">       1,456</td>
<td class="r data">       1,065</td>
<td class="r data">    73.1</td>
<td class="r data">         752</td>
<td class="r data">         157</td>
<td class="r data">    20.9</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         211</td>
<td class="r data">         101</td>
<td class="r data">    47.9</td>
<td class="r data">         156</td>
<td class="r data">          91</td>
<td class="r data">    58.3</td>
<td class="r data">          55</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    18.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         282</td>
<td class="r data">         130</td>
<td class="r data">    46.1</td>
<td class="r data">         214</td>
<td class="r data">         120</td>
<td class="r data">    56.1</td>
<td class="r data">          68</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    14.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         248</td>
<td class="r data">         133</td>
<td class="r data">    53.6</td>
<td class="r data">         178</td>
<td class="r data">         123</td>
<td class="r data">    69.1</td>
<td class="r data">          70</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    14.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         314</td>
<td class="r data">         176</td>
<td class="r data">    56.1</td>
<td class="r data">         247</td>
<td class="r data">         169</td>
<td class="r data">    68.4</td>
<td class="r data">          67</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    10.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         417</td>
<td class="r data">         288</td>
<td class="r data">    69.1</td>
<td class="r data">         352</td>
<td class="r data">         277</td>
<td class="r data">    78.7</td>
<td class="r data">          65</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    16.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         422</td>
<td class="r data">         286</td>
<td class="r data">    67.8</td>
<td class="r data">         370</td>
<td class="r data">         280</td>
<td class="r data">    75.7</td>
<td class="r data">          52</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    11.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         398</td>
<td class="r data">         283</td>
<td class="r data">    71.1</td>
<td class="r data">         344</td>
<td class="r data">         277</td>
<td class="r data">    80.5</td>
<td class="r data">          54</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    11.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         411</td>
<td class="r data">         297</td>
<td class="r data">    72.3</td>
<td class="r data">         362</td>
<td class="r data">         290</td>
<td class="r data">    80.1</td>
<td class="r data">          49</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    14.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         316</td>
<td class="r data">         225</td>
<td class="r data">    71.2</td>
<td class="r data">         258</td>
<td class="r data">         213</td>
<td class="r data">    82.6</td>
<td class="r data">          58</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    20.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         337</td>
<td class="r data">         236</td>
<td class="r data">    70.0</td>
<td class="r data">         288</td>
<td class="r data">         225</td>
<td class="r data">    78.1</td>
<td class="r data">          49</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    22.4</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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